Safety concerns compel University of Pennsylvania to tone down ritual

Apr 20, 2007

Even before the horror at Virginia Tech this week put campus safety in the spotlight, administrators at the University of Pennsylvania had taken steps to quell what they say was a menacing turn in the school's "Hey Day" ritual, scheduled for Friday afternoon, in which juniors are pelted with ketchup, fish, and other gross and potentially hazardous foodstuffs by graduating seniors.